Kallithea Elassonos
Encyclopedia
Kallithea Elassonos is a village in the Larissa Prefecture
, Greece
. It was the seat of the municipality of Olympos
. Its 2001 population was 678 for the village and 738 for the municipal district. Kallithea Elassonos is located southwest of Katerini
, SSW of Greece's tallest mountain, Mount Olympus
, north of Larissa
, northeast of Elassona
and SSE of Kozani
. It is linked with the GR-13
(Elassona - Katerini) as well as a road linking with Leptokarya.
is to the northeast
Larissa Prefecture
Larissa is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Thessaly. Its capital is the city of Larissa. -Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It was the seat of the municipality of Olympos
Olympos, Larissa
Olympos is a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Elassona, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,588 . The seat of the municipality was in Kallithea. The municipality was named after the...
. Its 2001 population was 678 for the village and 738 for the municipal district. Kallithea Elassonos is located southwest of Katerini
Katerini
Katerini is a town in Central Macedonia, Greece, the capital of Pieria regional unit. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude of 14 m. The town, which is one of the newest in Greece, has a population of 83,764...
, SSW of Greece's tallest mountain, Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, about 100 kilometres away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks. The highest peak Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917 metres...
, north of Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
, northeast of Elassona
Elassona
Elassona is a town and a municipality in the Larissa peripheral unit in Greece. During antiquity Elassona was called Oloosson - Ὀλοοσσών and was a town of the ancient "Perrhaebi", known today as Thessaly. It is situated at the foot of Mount Olympus...
and SSE of Kozani
Kozani
Kozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...
. It is linked with the GR-13
Greek National Road 13
Greek National Road 13 is a highway that links Katerini with the GR-3 at Mikro Eleftherohori . Traffic usually has between low and moderate use including its highways in the Greek islands.-Places:...
(Elassona - Katerini) as well as a road linking with Leptokarya.
Population
| Year | Village population | Municipal district population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 846 | - | |
| 1991 | 746 | - | |
| 2001 | 678 | 738 |
Geography
Kallithea is situated in a valley area, forests dominate much of the area, farmlands and groves dominate the valley areas as well as most of its hilly areas. Greece's tallest point, Mount OlympusMount Olympus
Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, about 100 kilometres away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks. The highest peak Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917 metres...
is to the northeast